✨Rachel Lojko – President, Fitch Solutions
✨Michele Yap – Chief Risk Officer, Singapore & ASEAN, Standard Chartered Singapore
✨Eric Sim – Author and Speaker, Institute of Life

Through honest conversations and personal stories, our speakers will reflect on the defining moments that shaped their careers, the transitions that challenged them, and the mindset, resilience and relationships that enabled them to lead with confidence and influence.

Whether you're preparing for your next leadership opportunity, navigating change, or wondering if you're ready for a bigger role, this conversation will inspire you to think differently about leadership, embrace new possibilities, and take meaningful steps towards your own journey.

Come hear from leaders who have stepped into bigger rooms—and discover what it takes to step into yours.

📅 Date: 30 September 2026 (Wednesday)
🕕 Time: 11:30 - 14:00 
📍 Venue: Standard Chartered Bank, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1, 21st Floor

This event is made possible through the generous support of Standard Chartered, our Venue Sponsor, and Fitch Solutions, our Refreshment Sponsor.

Reserve your seat and join us for an evening of authentic conversations, practical insights and meaningful connections.

Moderator's Bio:

Liza Horowitz, Global Head of Marketing, Fitch Solutions

Speakers' Bio:

Michele Yap, Chief Risk Officer, Singapore & ASEAN, Standard Chartered Singapore

Michele Yap brings with her a broad range of experience, capabilities and skills spanning risk management, data and analytics, retail financial services and credit trading in both regional and global roles.

Michele is currently the Chief Risk Officer, Singapore & ASEAN. Prior to this, she was the Global Head of Enterprise Risk Data & Reporting for Standard Chartered, with responsibility for developing the data capabilities of the Risk function and delivering risk reports and insights to support risk management and drive better decisions.

Michele was previously the Head of Analytics Monetisation and Business Planning for the Retail Bank in ASEAN and South Asia. She has also held roles in Treasury, where she worked with the Financial Markets business on strategic initiatives relating to regulatory reform, and was the Head of Group Stress Testing, during which time she developed the Group’s first Reverse Stress Test.

She first joined Standard Chartered in 2010 from Barclays Capital, where she was the Head of Portfolio Management in Asia-Pacific. Under her stewardship, the Asia-Pacific region consistently posted the highest risk-adjusted returns globally. Michele began her career in New York, where she worked in investment banking and debt capital markets, before helping to set up the active Portfolio Management desk trading in credit derivatives, corporate bonds and loans.

Michele is a CFA charterholder and was recognized as a Future Leader by the Institute of International Finance in 2014.

Eric Sim, Author and Speaker, Institute of Life

A former managing director at UBS Investment Bank, Eric Sim, CFA, has over 2 million followers on LinkedIn. He founded the Institute of Life with a mission to train professionals to achieve success at work and in life. Sim is the author of the book “Small Actions: Leading Your Career to Big Success”.

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